Flexible Support

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Dayton's Bluff Neighborhood Housing Services
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
June 2021
End Date
December 2021
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
Ramsey
Ramsey
Project Overview

Flexible Support

Project Details

WEQY Voice of the East Side - Station Renewal

Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications

Cristeta Boarini: 826 MSP Program Director; Robyn Cline: City of Savage Economic Development Commissioner; Amanda Cortes: Artspace and Springboard for the Arts; Paul Creager: Square Lake Film and Music Festival Founder and Director; Adrienne Doyle: Juxtaposition Arts Tactical Lead and Development Associate; Craig Dunn: Access Consultant; Tricia Heuring: Public Functionary Executive Director; Alejandra Iannone: Interdisciplinary Artist and Sparkle Theatricals Creative Creative Director; Ryan-Olivia McCoy: Black Label Movement and Shapeshift dancer; Christal Moose: Native Arts Collaborative Agency and Native Pride Productions, Inc. Arts Manager and Artist; Adaobi Okolue: Twin Cities Media Alliance Executive Director; Alejandra Pelinka: City of Bloomington Director of Creative Placemaking; Tommy Sar: Independent Consultant; Andrea Sjogren: Community Education; Lue Vang: McKnight Foundation Accountant; Sara Wilson: Lommen Abdo P.A. Attorney; Kate Walker: Valley Chamber Chorale Singer; Lauren White: Augsburg College Assistant Director of Leadership Gifts.

Advisory Group Members and Qualifications

Daniel Tran, Community Education, General Administration, Artistic; Donna Ray; Halee Kirkwood, Artistic, Volunteerism, Education; Juleana Enright, Artistic, Marketing/Audience Development, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion; Naomi Ko, Artistic.

Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2019 First Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$15,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$0
Direct expenses
$0
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

A reduction in geographic, cultural and/or physical barriers to arts participation; a change in knowledge, attitude, behavior or condition due to arts events; arts groups' are strengthened by connecting to their communities through the arts; artists expand and improve their work and the way in which they create it; artists connect to new audiences, building relationships that provide artistic growth. Interviews/Conversations with participants ; Reviewing recorded information or documentation (such as finances, attendance records, work plans) ; Observation

Measurable Outcome(s)

Successfully connected more than 100 artists to 3000+ participants at 8 different in-person events over 11 days between Aug. and Nov., with tie-ins for WEQY radio and the WeNEXT Artist series, including: Back-to-School Block Party, Intertribal Mural Jam, Trilingua Cinema?s Hip Hop Film Fest, a movie-night and Trunk-or-Treat with the Railroad Island Neighborhood Group, and ?Braiding Our Stories? installation at the Solidarity Street Fest, and two WeNext performer showcases. Together with local videographers JahPenee Productions and Videos del Sancho made video promo reels for WeNEXT hip-hop performers Brent ?BDF? Foster, Tha Vizualizers (Loric ?Vizzy B? Willsun and Isaiah ?Zay? Ostrue), ?Kaleem the Dream? Alaziz, and Kendrick ?Ken C? Cole. New WEQY radio programs included shows from the WeNEXT artists and a series of housing justice podcasts with ABC Realty. Evaluation conversations with WeNEXT featured and event artists, partner orgs. and attendees.

Proposed Outcomes Achieved
achieved proposed outcomes
Source of Additional Funds

Other,local or private

Recipient Board Members
Diane May, Bill Sarvela, Rose Lewis, John Fahey, Danielle Devine Winner, Kate Cunningham, Ben Greilanger, Martin Shimko, Malcolm McDonald
Project Manager
First Name
Jim
Last Name
Erchul
Organization Name
Dayton's Bluff Neighborhood Housing Services AKA Dayton's Bluff NHS
Street Address
823 7th St E
City
St Paul
State
MN
Zip Code
55106
Phone
(651) 774-6995
Email
jerchul@dbnhs.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location

PO Box 14106
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55114 

Phone
Project Manager: Kathy Mouacheupao
651-645-0402
Email the Agency